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JTP: Blue Jays' Controversial Series Win & Phillies Check-In + John Axford
Oh my gosh.
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JTP: Blue Jays' Controversial Series Win & Phillies Check-In + John Axford
If I'm the London manager, I'm getting tossed instantly.
Blue Jays Talk
JTP: Blue Jays' Controversial Series Win & Phillies Check-In + John Axford
You can't really afford a fine if such a thing exists.
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JTP: Blue Jays' Controversial Series Win & Phillies Check-In + John Axford
Yeah, I mean, you're right.
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JTP: Blue Jays' Controversial Series Win & Phillies Check-In + John Axford
It's most of the American League is just mediocre.
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JTP: Blue Jays' Controversial Series Win & Phillies Check-In + John Axford
There are only, I think, five teams now, which is more than it was a few weeks ago.
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JTP: Blue Jays' Controversial Series Win & Phillies Check-In + John Axford
I think a few weeks ago, it was just three American League teams with winning records.
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JTP: Blue Jays' Controversial Series Win & Phillies Check-In + John Axford
Now it's five.
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JTP: Blue Jays' Controversial Series Win & Phillies Check-In + John Axford
The Rangers are a game under 500.
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JTP: Blue Jays' Controversial Series Win & Phillies Check-In + John Axford
They're in a playoff spot right now.
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JTP: Blue Jays' Controversial Series Win & Phillies Check-In + John Axford
And there are only, I think, three teams that are more than five spots out of a playoff position right now.
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JTP: Blue Jays' Controversial Series Win & Phillies Check-In + John Axford
So it's just a weird year for the American League.
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JTP: Blue Jays' Controversial Series Win & Phillies Check-In + John Axford
And so, yeah, if I'm the Blue Jays, who are a couple games under 500 right now, it's approaching the middle of June.
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JTP: Blue Jays' Controversial Series Win & Phillies Check-In + John Axford
In the olden days, that would have been your gearing up to see what you can get for Louis Varland, who you got for such... Man, if they do sell, they're going to have the rare occasion where a relief pitcher was worth way more the next year than what they paid for him because he's been amazing.
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JTP: Blue Jays' Controversial Series Win & Phillies Check-In + John Axford
Um, but no, I mean, you know, they're within swinging distance of, of a wild card spot.
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JTP: Blue Jays' Controversial Series Win & Phillies Check-In + John Axford
And that's crazy given the number of, of injuries that they've had.
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JTP: Blue Jays' Controversial Series Win & Phillies Check-In + John Axford
And so if I'm the blue Jays, I'm looking at this very optimistically.
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JTP: Blue Jays' Controversial Series Win & Phillies Check-In + John Axford
There's, we've got guys coming back soon.
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JTP: Blue Jays' Controversial Series Win & Phillies Check-In + John Axford
Uh, Alejandro Kirk, you know, Bieber and, and, and cease and all of these as, as they, uh,
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JTP: Blue Jays' Controversial Series Win & Phillies Check-In + John Axford
As we repopulate the roster, nobody else is running away with it.